When irreverent humor and the desire to make the world a safer space collide, things can get a little volatile. Babely Shades, an artists’ collective in Ottawa, began an online petition to cancel The Queers’ scheduled show on Feb. 21. The collective, which has about 50 members, provides a supportive environment and collective voice for artists of color and marginalized genders. The collective cites the band’s name, The Queers, as a source of offense along with frontman Joe King’s recent public support of Darren …

* featured image by Dawn Wilson (Wilson Photoworks) What better way to celebrate the season turning to Winter than putting out a contest to attend a pop punk show for FREE in Colorado? The absolute chance of a lifetime show will be with The Queers, The Lillingtons, Mr. T Experience and PEARS at the Gothic Theatre. A lineup you would think you could only see on a flyer on your friends wall from the “I went to that show in the 90’s” area of their …

I was initially unsure where I’d put this article because it’s not really the “Punk Love” format but then I soon realized it’s actually everything this column is about. Let’s face it, I’ve only written one so I guess the best thing to do is take this wherever I want it to go. This time being an opportunity to fly by the seat of my pants, be a bit impulsive and not live in regret. What I’m about to embark on is …

In December 2013, 88 Fingers Louie played their 20 year anniversary show in Chicago. There was chatter that they were back together, at least in some form. More recently, they announced a two night double headliner at Reggie’s in downtown Chicago. The shows were marketed under the name “The Dom Show”. The set lists would include only songs from 1993-1995, the years which original drummer Dom Vallone was in the band. Considering that I favorite the early years of almost any band (especially …

Pirates and Dwarves and Queers and Weasels oh my! It was quite the lineup of bands, helmed by the likes of notorious punk front men Joe Queer, Blag Dahlia and Ben Weasel. Over the years each has defiantly proclaimed their bands as the “best in the world” and each has offended the masses on more than one occasion. Simply having them in one building together was potentially catastrophic. It was the kind of sold out show that guaranteed bruises, beer …

* featured photo by Patrick Houdek This is it, your chance to see one of the most action packed punk lineups we’ve seen in Denver for a while. Screeching Weasel, The Dwarves, The Queers and local Denver heroes, Potato Pirates. The show is this Saturday, February 28th at the Gothic Theatre and you now have a chance to go for FREE! Now, this doesn’t happen because you enter your info below and just leave it at that. The winners are those …